It would seem that West Ham United defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka was none too impressed with the way the team capitulated against Chelsea FC, and has called for more ruthlessness.
Ahead of the Hammers’ [trip to Burnley FC tomorrow](https://www.claretandhugh.info/burnley-vs-west-ham-preview-team-news-predicted-line-ups-nuno-todibo-choice/), Obi-Wan appeared to take a subtle dig at the tactics of manager Nuno Espírito Santo at Stamford Bridge.
There was no direct criticism of the Max Kilman substitution, but last season’s Player of the Year clearly felt West Ham should have kept attacking, saying:
“To get two goals early, and to feel comfortable during that first half, I think if we got another goal, that would have finished it off. We should have continued how we started, and should have finished off the game quite early.”
To be fair, what Wan-Bissaka says isn’t vastly different to Nuno’s own comments, with the manager also admitting he wanted more of what his side produced in the first half.
The only problem, of course, is that bringing on a central defender at the expense of a forward was always going to make that unlikely.
Squad Limitations Still Forcing Nuno’s Hand
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And at the risk of sounding like a scratched record (or buffering Spotify for our younger readers), I do have sympathy for Nuno, bearing in mind the squad simply doesn’t allow for like-for-like replacements.
That said, there are ways to stay on the front foot and inject energy without resorting to a flat 4-4-2.
It’s also worth pointing out that Chelsea possess the kind of quality Burnley simply don’t have — so hopefully we won’t retreat as deeply at Turf Moor.